Employability Skills
Employability skills are the essential skills, personal qualities and values that employers look for and that enable you to thrive in the workplace.
It is important that you demonstrate to prospective employers that you have the not only the job role specific skills they require, but also a broader range of employability skills. Your employability skills provide an important link between your academic studies and future employment.
3 Types of Skills
1. How you work
- using your initiative & being self-motivated
- organisational skills
- working under pressure and to deadlines
- ability to learn and adapt
2. How you work with others
- communication and interpersonal skills
- team working
- negotiation skills
- valuing diversity and difference
3. How you think
- problem solving skills
- numeracy skills
You can build your employability skills through participation in:
- paid or unpaid Work Experience
- volunteering – links to volunteering opportunities are on our Careers Resources page
- sport, hobbies and extra curricular activities/clubs
- community or other group activities
Useful Links:
- The Buzz Quiz – increase your awareness of your natural strengths, how you work in teams and what courses or jobs might suit you best
- National Careers Service – Skills Assessment
- Barclays Life Skills – interactive tools, films and activities
- See our Careers Resources Page for lots more careers related links